Make a tiny url from a huge one

xPosTech

Member
Hi guys

I just wanted to let y'all know about a free redirect site that can shorten long urls into a more manageable size. Sometimes links get broken when a long url is posted and a word wrap function breaks it into more than one line. Sometimes, if it doesn't break it into multiple lines, the page winds up being wider than the viewable screen size when viewed (not the case here). This site: http://tinyurl.com/#hide will shorten a bazillion character (I don't know the actual limit, if there is one) url in to one 25 or so characters long.

It sure beats copying and pasting several lines of address. I know I've posted a bad link by missing a character or two.:no:(years and years ago - really:whistle: ). But that was back when Al Gore and I invented the internet.:smartass: You can also use it to hide the final url address in emails and postings.

Instructions for use are at the site. You can also make a browser toolbar button that makes it really easy to use.

It has made life much easier for me.
Ted

PS Doc if this is in the wrong place please move it.
 

Doc

Admin
Staff member
Gold Site Supporter
Good point Ted. Another place the tiny url comes in handy is for your signature file. Kewl!! :thumb: :D


Here is a sneaky one for NTT : http://tinyurl.com/yw8fqb

My one question would be, how long is this url good? Like if no one clicks it for a few weeks does the link go invalid?


 

xPosTech

Member
I jumped from NTT main page and got the same tinyurl you did (yw8fqb). The Tinyurl home page says they have 54 million urls so they must create the jump as a page comes on line. They also have over 1.6 Billion hits per month.

Impressive.

Ted
 

Doc

Admin
Staff member
Gold Site Supporter
Wow, that is a bunch of them. What a cool way to get links. Good idea on their part.
 
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